analogous
Having analogy, the status of an analogueHaving analogy, the status of an analogue; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or similar proportion (often followed by "to".)
» Your situation is analogous to mine.
Deine Situation ist analog zu meiner.
Твоя ситуация аналогична моей.
У тебя такая же ситуация, как и у меня.
Ты находишься в такой же ситуации, как и я.
Meaning
2 sensesHaving analogy, the status of an analogue; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or similar proportion (often followed by "to".)
analog
аналоги́чныйanalogíčnyj, подо́бныйpodóbnyj, схо́дныйsxódnyj
аналогі́чнийanalohíčnyj
Functionally similar, but arising through convergent evolution rather than being homologous.
- corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin
- similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar
Examples
4 sentencesYour situation is analogous to mine.
ruТвоя ситуация аналогична моей. — Yanka
deDeine Situation ist analog zu meiner. — MUIRIEL
The human heart is analogous to a pump.
ruЧеловеческое сердце подобно насосу. — corvard
deDas menschliche Herz gleicht einer Pumpe. — Manfredo
In the economic sphere communism is analogous to democracy in the political sphere.
Converts to Judaism are in some ways analogous to naturalized citizens of a country, as they have joined a new nation.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin analogus, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́λογος (ănắlogos); Its English equivalent is aFrom Latin analogus, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́λογος (ănắlogos); Its English equivalent is analogue + -ous. The application to similar features of organisms is nearly as old as the general sense. Recognizably modern uses of the second sense, distinguishing analogous from homologous, appear in the mid-19th century.
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Forms
more analogous, most analogous| Comparative | more analogous Lesson |
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| Superlative | most analogous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar:correspondent
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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